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Brad Pitt Scam Situation: See the Pictures & Learn What Happened

A woman revealed that she was scammed into paying nearly $1 million to fraudsters, who claimed to be the ‘Fight Club’ movie star.

At one point during their correspondence, the fraudsters convinced her that Brad’s bank accounts had been frozen by his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, and that the actor needed surgery to treat kidney cancer. According to several outlets, yes — the woman who was scammed was sent AI-generated images of Brad’s face, which had been edited over other men lying in hospital beds and wearing medical gowns. In response to Anne’s TF1 interview, a spokesperson for Brad released a statement to multiple outlets, which read, “It’s awful that scammers take advantage of the strong bond between fans and celebrities.

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